It was 1941. Though World War II was already under way, film production was in full swing at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. Humphrey Bogart was getting ready to shoot “The Maltese Falcon,&#…
It was 1941. Though World War II was already under way, film production was in full swing atHumphrey Bogart was getting ready to shoot “The Maltese Falcon,” while the next year, “Casablanca” would film on Warners soundstages and at the nearby Van Nuys airport, subbing for Morocco. Bette Davis was making “Now Voyager” on the lot after location visits to Lake Arrowhead and Laguna Beach.
These days, studio executives are big on Cobb salads and Kobe beef burgers. But back in the 1940s, the dense one-page menu featured dozens of selections to please the starry clientele. To start, imported caviar and foie gras were available, both for under a dollar. Seafood choices included an oyster pancake or fresh brook trout, while specials ranged from hot dogs with “Liberty cabbage” to a hot chicken liver sandwich on toast. The daily special on the Feb.
But just like in the days of Bogey and Bette, notable names are still lunching in the executive dining room, which reopened last summer after a two-year COVID shutdown.
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